“X-Men: Days of Future Past” is, pardon the pun, a marvel of comic book franchise filmmaking. It’s not only a strong (possibly the best) entry into the “X-Men” line, but one that carries all of the emotional and thematic weight of the series with it, turning the previous installments into the cars of a freight […]
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David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” sets itself up for disappointment by initially adopting the appearance of a sophisticated movie that it’s not. The premise–two mentally ill people, he bipolar and she coping with the death of her husband, fall in love despite their difficulties with day-to-day life–suggests that the film is the rare romantic-comedy
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Horror movies are notorious magnets for unruly audience members. The common wisdom is that this is because they are generally made for the demographics most likely to disrupt the viewing experience with loud chatter, bright cell phone screens, and/or overly mobile children. But perhaps it is more a sign of the quality of the movies
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We all knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Francis Lawrence is definitely set to catch fire. Lawrence, director of I Am Legend and Water for Elephants, is officially set to helm Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. Though news broke that Lawrence had been offered the job recently, now the ink
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The Oscars have been handed out, so now it’s time for the Golden Popcorn. The MTV Movie Awards nominations have been released, and it’s an unsurprising bunch, replete with movies based on young adult novels and categories that one won’t expect to join the Academy Awards in this century (sample category: Best On-Screen Dirtbag). The
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We posted earlier this week that Francis Lawrence, the director of such films as I Am Legend and Water for Elephants, was reportedly one of Lionsgate’s top choices to direct the sequel to the year’s biggest film so far, The Hunger Games. Well now, it’s official, as Lawrence has been extended (and will presumably accept) the offer today.
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